RELEASE DAY REVIEW: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde #1) by Heather Fawcett
We received an advanced reader copy of this book.
Published: January 19th 2023 by Orbit
Review:
Myth: 4/5
I quite enjoyed the magical academia tone of this with way more whimsy than the host of “dark academia” books I’ve recently read. Don’t get me wrong, I love those, but this was so fun and unique too. An academic doing field study on the fae. An academic rival who thinks he’s more clever than he actually is.
Emily’s character is all academic drive at the cost of the outside world, but paired with the charming Wendell, they make a pair ready to take on the whole of faerie and accept the hospitality of the northern village in which they find themselves doing their study.
Magic: 4/5
I really enjoyed the magical elements in this book. The fae magic was based on lore, and the magic itself seemed to come from the lore. This was very fun, because the magic didn’t have to make sense, it just had to have happened in fae story.
Overall: 4/5
A witty and whimsical academic romp with the fae. Emily and Wendell were a delightful pair as they navigated village politics, fae antics and each other.
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